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Chapter 9:

"Helios..."

Helios glanced down for a bit and looked back up at ChibiUsa. "Hello, my Maiden.."

ChibiUsa looked as though she did not know what to say. She did think, after all, that she was never gonna see Helios again. Yet, he's standing right afront of her. She had the urge to throw herself at him and say how sorry she was. But, she kept herself distant.

"What are you doing in my dream, Helios?" ChibiUsa asked as Helios walked over to the bed and felt the plum silk covers. He sighed and closed his eyes as he slowly sat down and looked back up at her, his expression soft.

"I came to apologize."

ChibiUsa now looked confused. "Apologize..? For what?"

I should be the one apologizing..

Helios looked down at his hands. He began to play with his hands. "I wanted to apologize for the way I was acting last night. I should have just left as soon as you said what you said yesterrday. I shouldn't have kept pushing it."

There was a short silence and then ChibiUsa spoke very softly. "Helios, you shouldnt be sorry...I mean..." She was stumped. She didnt know what to say. All she wanted to do was hold him. She wanted to tell him everything would be okay. ChibiUsa then walked over and sat next to him. Helios continued to look down at his hands.

"Maiden, did you really mean everything you said?"

ChibiUsa hesitated. "Yes..."

Helios tilted his head and then looked straight in her eyes. She looked back into his. His eyes were bright, much, more golden than the sun. But after a while of staring into them, she quickly looked away and closed her eyes shut. She was scared. She knew Helios could tell what she was feeling by looking at her and she was afraid he would be able to see the guilt, the regret, and the love she had for him. And most of all, she was afraid he would see that she believed him and that this wasn't what she wanted.

Too late.

All of a sudden she felt warmth on her cheek and realized it was his hand. Helios turned her face back to him, their eyes connected. And before she knows it his lips were on hers. And the feeling was too mesmerizing that she just let it be.

They were now kissing each other. ChibiUsa felt all the love and warmth that was pouring out of him. It was unbelievable. How could she deny all those feelings Helios had for her? She didnt even know how herself. She placed a hand at the back of his head,holding his snowy silver hair in her hand as his arms wrapped around her small waist.

He began to talk between kisses. "Forgive me...my maiden, but I don't know why...without you..im just not the same..." ChibiUsa said nothing in reply. But, the way she was kissing him said alot more than what words could describe. Helios layed her down on the bed and got ontop, being careful to not hurt her. The way he touched and kissed her was so loving. They could both feel the static. "...I can't let you go..."

ChibiUsa suddenly got back to her senses and gentley tried nudging him off. Helios didnt want to force anything, so he just sat up. "Helios...I just can't be with you." Helios held both of her hands. "But, my love, yes you can. I know the reason is it's because of your mother and father. But, is believeing that I dont love you one of them?" ChibiUsa watched him as he lay each of her hands on his cheeks. she looked at him in the face. ChibiUsa said nothing and looked away. She seemed hesitant.

He got his answer.

"We both know that I love you, maiden." Helios then ran one of her hands down his face, down his neck, and over his chest where his heart is located and looked down at it and back up at her. "Can't you feel my heart beat so? It beats just for you.. Only you. You make me feel this way. I need you in my life, my love." Helios suddenly saw ChibiUsa's hand clench his shirt and he quickly looked up at her.

Tears were running down her face like rivers.

"My maiden, why do you cry.." He began to wipe away all her tears with his sleeve.

"I just don't know what to do! It is so complicated!" ChibiUsa then covered her eyes and began to sob. Helios scooted closer and held her tightly, bringing her head to lay on his shoulder. ChibiUsa wrapped her arms around him and tightly held onto the back of his shirt. She began to cry on his shoulder, making it damp and wet.

"I love you, Helios!"

Helios just buried his face in her hair, his face showing concern.

ChibiUsa continued, "I didnt mean none of what I said. It was a lie. I love you more with every breath I take. I wanna be with you. But, I don't know what to do! I feel so hopeless. I feel lost. I feel like nothing is gonna fix this..." Helios pulled her away far enough to look at her face. Her cheeks were flushed pink and stained from her tears.

Helios listened intently to what she was saying and said, "Maiden, we are meant to be. And whatever we have to go through to make our love survive, we'll just have to go through with it. I'm not gonna let you escape from my life just like that. It's gonna take much more than something like this. Stuff like this are just there to test us."

ChibiUsa now was laying her head on his chest, listening to his heart beat. Helios planted a kiss on her forehead.

He then whispered, "I will never let you go.."

And as she felt his lips, she closed her eyes and when she opened them back up...

...she was in her room again, laying in bed.